Group Chief Digital and Information Officer

Talantir; Swindon; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

BSW Hospitals Group is seeking an exceptional Group Chief Digital and Information Officer to shape and deliver a transformative digital and data agenda across three acute NHS trusts.

This is a rare opportunity to lead digital transformation at scale, drive cybersecurity and data-enabled decision making, and embed innovative technologies and integrated records across the Group.

Qualifications

• Senior management and leadership experience at board level in a complex organisation.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale transformational change and performance improvement.
• Experience managing large, complex budgets and delivering digital transformation.

Responsibilities

• Modernise and integrate digital systems across the Group.
• Strengthen cybersecurity and digital resilience.
• Drive the adoption of AI, automation, and advanced analytics.
• Reduce digital exclusion and improve access to digital tools.
• Embed data-driven insight and decision-making across services.
• Lead the implementation and benefits realisation of a shared Electronic Patient Record.
• Provide visible system leadership across the BSW Integrated Care System.

Education

Master's degree or equivalent post-graduate qualification

Professional qualification in digital technologies / business transformation

Job description

Job Summary

Group Chief Digital and Information Officer

The BSW Hospitals Group is seeking an exceptional digital leader to shape and deliver a transformative digital and data agenda across our three acute Trusts: Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to lead digital transformation at scale across a developing Group committed to improving outcomes, enhancing patient and staff experience, and creating healthier, more equitable communities.

Main duties of the job

As Group Chief Digital and Information Officer, you will provide strategic leadership for the digital, data, and technology agenda across all three sites. Working closely with Executive, clinical, and operational colleagues, you will:

• Modernise and integrate digital systems across the Group
• Strengthen cybersecurity and digital resilience
• Drive the adoption of new technologies, including AI, automation, and advanced analytics
• Reduce digital exclusion and improve access to digital tools
• Embed data-driven insight and decision-making across clinical and non-clinical services
• Lead the implementation and benefits realisation of our new shared and integrated Electronic Patient Record
• Provide visible system leadership across the BSW Integrated Care System

Your leadership will set the tone for digital innovation across the Group, ensuring our digital capability keeps pace with rising demand, increasing complexity, and the need for more integrated and preventative care.

About Us

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

Job Description

Reporting to the Chief Executive, and working alongside Executive, clinical, and operational colleagues, the Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO) will provide a critical role in enabling digital transformation across Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Qualifications Essential

Master's degree or equivalent post-graduate qualification. Evidence of continuing professional, leadership and management development.

Desirable

Professional qualification in a discipline related to digital technologies, innovation, or business transformation.

Experience

Essential

Significant senior management and leadership experience in the NHS or a similarly complex organisation, operating at Board level. Proven track record of leading large-scale transformational change and performance improvement. Proven track record of leading technology and digital transformation. Experience in managing large, complex budgets. Experience and professional credibility with developed networks.

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).